On Monday we will begin our "Bikes for Books" program for grades 1-5! This program is sponsored by Oblong Masonic Lodge #644! Each time a child reads a book from the library they will receive an entry for the bike drawing! We will draw the lucky winner on March 20.
Help support OHS Post Prom!
⭐️Early dismissal - Friday, February 17th at 11:30 (no lunch)
⭐️No school- Monday, February 20th- Presidents' Day 🇺🇸
OPH wrestler, Austin Hargrave, will be receiving a police escort through Oblong on Wednesday, February 15th, at 2:00 p.m., as he leaves for the IHSA wrestling state tournament in Champaign. The send-off will leave Dollar General at 2:00 p.m.., pass the grade school, turn onto Range St., and pass the high school. Please come out and support OPH wrestling and wish Austin good luck at the state tournament.
Fifth grade is out of this world! Fifth grade students recently wrapped up a unit on the solar system. They had to demonstrate a mastery of the content, so they were assigned a planet and had to research facts about it. Students then had to transfer that information to an illustration. Abby Davis is shown with her poster that was picked as "People's Choice"! 🪐🌎💫☄️
A great time was had by all who attended Swinging with Your Sweetheart on Saturday night! This event was put on by the Oblong Music Boosters. 💞💃🏼🕺🏻
OPH Wrestling Send-Off
OPH wrestlers, Ian Rosborough, Brandon Thacker, and Austin Hargrave, will be receiving a police escort through town on Friday, February 9th, at 9:00 a.m., as they leave for the IHSA wrestling sectional in Carterville. The send-off will leave Dollar General at 9:00 a.m., pass the grade school, turn onto Range St., and pass the high school before heading south. Please come out and support our OPH wrestlers and wish them good luck at the sectional tournament.
Mrs. Weck and our junior high students caught a picture of something interesting in the sky today and sent a picture to Kevin Orpurt and asked him what it was. He answered it tonight in his evening forecast! You can check it out at wthitv.com/weather/
Menu change for Tuesday, January 31:
Ham & cheese sandwich
Chips
Vegetable
Fruit
Milk
Cancellations due to weather for today, January 30:
*No High School girls basketball game for tonight
*No Junior High volleyball game for tonight
*No practices for High School, Junior High, or 5th/6th this evening
Oblong Schools will be closed today, Monday, January 30th due to road conditions.
Time is running out to order your OES Yearbook! Order by January 31st!
Go to jostens.com/y23 to place your order!
Junior High Scholastic Bowl parents:
If you would like to purchase a scholastic bowl shirt for yourself, please bring your money and let Ms. Riker or Mrs. Potts know the size. Thanks!
⭐️⭐️⭐️Tomorrow the cafeteria will serve hot dogs and Friday they will serve pork Manhattan! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Oblong Schools will be closed today, Wednesday, January 25 due to road conditions.
We conducted a test for our new alert system today at 1:34 PM. The text you received is connected to your student's Skyward account and to employees. This will not be a message that goes out to community members with no students in the district. If you are a parent/guardian or staff member and did not receive a text, please let us know by calling the Grade School or High School office.
Mrs. Hardiek's class has been studying electric current, circuits, and magnetism in Science. Mr. Sanders came in and worked with the students on series and parallel circuits. The students were able to light the bulbs and troubleshoot if it did not work. They also used a small motor and shot a propeller into the air. A big thank you to Mr. Sanders for his time and talent.
Fri. January 27th: OHS One-Hour Lunch Expectations
OHS will be having a one-hour lunch break (11:33-12:33) on Friday, January 27th for students that met the following criteria during the second quarter of first semester: 95% attendance rate, less than 6 total tardies, and no discipline. Students will be notified if they receive the lunch break and are asked to follow the listed expectations:
Students are expected to communicate with their parents that they will receive the one-hour lunch break.
Students are expected to get their parents permission before riding to and from lunch with other students.
Students are expected to drive and behave appropriately when on or off campus during the one-hour lunch break.
Students are expected to return to school after lunch and be on time for 6th period.
Students understand that they may lose their one-hour lunch privileges in the future for not following expectations.
Students that have questions about the one-hour lunch break must speak with Mr. Julian before 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25th.
Today, Mrs. Riley's class played place value musical chairs! When the music stopped, students had to write the correct number that was represented on the chairs.
Students in Mr. Nethery’s 7th grade math class are learning about the financial responsibilities of using credit cards.
